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as in sorcerer
a person skilled in using supernatural forces
the magician was able to summon the birds of the air and the beasts of the field with a simple spell
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as in conjurer
one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment
the famous magician's signature trick was pulling a rabbit out of a hat
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Recent Examples of magician
Synn was married to fellow magician The Amazing Johnathan, who died in 2022.
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Nathan Rousseau Smith, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
Our magicians wear black coats because doctors wear white coats.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
There’s a place that opened in Brooklyn that has really great magicians: 69 Atlantic.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
No-Look Hocus Pocus Watching Giannis throw no-look dimes is like seeing a magician pull rabbits out of hats—except the rabbit is usually Brook Lopez dunking on someone’s head.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Nathan Rousseau Smith, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
Our magicians wear black coats because doctors wear white coats.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
There’s a place that opened in Brooklyn that has really great magicians: 69 Atlantic.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
No-Look Hocus Pocus Watching Giannis throw no-look dimes is like seeing a magician pull rabbits out of hats—except the rabbit is usually Brook Lopez dunking on someone’s head.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magician
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Lorre and Karloff also play sorcerers, Dr. Adolphus Bedlo and Dr. Scarabus, respectively, while Nicholson is Rexford Bedlo, the son of Lorre’s character.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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The movie is about a young man with magical powers who travels to his uncle with the request to fight his sorcerer father.—
Claire Moses,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Smoke reconnects, in one of the film’s most lusty moments (there are quite a few), with Annie (Wunmi Mosaku), an old flame who’s also a Hoodoo conjurer.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The most captivating of the three love stories is Smoke’s reunion with Annie (Wunmi Mosaku), a Hoodoo conjurer and Orisha spiritual healer who runs a small plantation store, where their infant son is buried outside under an oak tree.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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In addition, some mages have a unique ability tied to their soul, called a Codex.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Metaphor ReFantazio takes place in a fantasy kingdom after a powerful and cunning mage murders the realm’s king.—
Josh Broadwell,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2024
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Hashing things out with his tech wizard brother-in-law Maury (a shaggy Guy Pearce), Karsh wonders if ecological protesters or religious groups or competitors are upset with his global expansion plans, which include a lava field in Iceland.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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In a fantastic fairy kingdom, a young outcast named Lala challenges an oppressive wizard to restore harmony between fairies and humans.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
15 Apr. 2025
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As the five soon discover, there’s a seemingly endless array of things that want to kill them, from witches and wendigos to parasitic worms and a kaiju-sized monster in the woods.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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There are cybernetic monstrosities like Darth Vader and General Grievous and witches like the Nightsisters.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Magician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magician. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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